Tokyo Autumn Color Leaves at various Gardens (1)

The Edo Castle, formerly the Tokugawa Family’s residence, became the Imperial Palace as the Emperor had moved to Tokyo from Kyoto Imperial Palace after the Meiji Restoration. The main residence of Emperor opens only twice a year such as the beginning of every year and the birthday of the emperor. In the East Garden of the Imperial Palace, we can see two main spots such as the main tower remain of the former Edo castle and the Ninomaru Garden. Many kinds of seasonal flowers and plants are planted in the garden. You can enjoy the scenery in all year around. It's very a beautiful Japanese garden.

In Autumn leaves season, Konara oak, sawtooth oak, maple and so-on are planted in Ninomaru Miscellaneous Forest and you can enjoy the autumn leaves of them.

Ueno Onshi park is one of the largest park in Tokyo which has opened since 140 years ago where there are various tour spots such as a large pond, a lots of museums, a five stories pagoda, temple, zoo and so-on.

From the middle of November to the beginning of December every year, the trees such as Japanese zelkova, ginkgo, camphor and so-on have been beautifully colored as yellow and red.

The present garden was completed during Edo Era of 11th generation of Tokugawa Shogunate.

In 1870 after Meiji restoration, the garden served as a detached palace for the Imperial family. The garden was damaged by both the Great Kanto earthquake in 1923 and the bombings during World War2 in 1945. The garden was renewed in 1946 and has become the general public garden. You can feel the nice blending of the traditional Japanese garden and the high rises of the Shiodome business buildings. From the middle of November to the beginning of December every year, you can enjoy the beautifully colored Autum leaves as yellow and red for Maples, gobies, and trident maples trees.

The land of Hibiya park used to be occupied by many high-ranking feudal loads during the Edo period (1603 – 1867).

The park was redeveloped and designated as the first Westernized park in Japan. It was opened in 1903 as a pioneer of modern city park. The great fountain as the symbol of the park was installed in the center of the park in 1961. Visitors can enjoy seasonal flowers and plants through a year, such as cherry-blossoms in spring and autumn color leaves in fall.

There are two ponds in this park, one is “Shinji-Ike” which was originally part of an old moat that surrounded the Edo castle.

The other is “Kumogata-Ike” which has a large crane fountain in the center.

Ginkgo trees along the S-shaped garden path turn yellow in Autumn leaves season. You can enjoy beautifully colored ginkgo, maple and zelkova.